Plan to Launch Statewide Food Conservation Lectures
Miss Ava B. Milan named director of home economics for Oregon under the federal food administration says Oregon Agricultural College will host lectures and demonstrations on food conservation. She will recruit 100 home economics teachers for a statewide program using the Hoover 10 lesson series as its core to reach every region and support Hoover’s aim of cooperation in a million American kitchens.
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Ayer
Hoover
Conservation Administration
Oregon
Frank Fish Spotted in City from Bancroft Monday
Local brief reports Frank Fish traveled from Bancroft to the city on Monday for undisclosed business. No further details were provided about purpose or events surrounding the visit.
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Frank Fish
City
Bancroft
Oregon Agricultural College Offers Wide Range of Degrees
The Oregon Agricultural College lists majors across Agriculture Commerce Engineering Forestry Home Economics Mining Pharmacy and Music. The Military Department enrolled 1085 cadets in 1916 17 and received U S War Department recognition as a distinguished institution. Registration begins October 8 1917 with cadets in ROTC receiving subsistence transport and summer camp benefits.
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Western Department
U. S. War Department
U. S
Oregon Agricultural College
Cervellis
Oregon
McNary Explains Vote On War Revenue Measure
Senator C I McNary issued a public statement after the Senate passed the two billion dollar war revenue bill. He said he voted for final passage but urged heavier taxation on war profiteers such as Dupont and United States Steel, and praised removing table taxes like tea and coffee to prevent inflation and burden on the masses.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
C. I. McNary
Dupont Powder Company
United States Steel Corporation
Enrollment Nears 300 Mark At Myrtle Point Schools
Enrollment in Myrtle Point City Schools for 1917-13 reaches 291 pupils. Grade totals include 38 first, 27 second, 25 third, 30 fourth, 25 fifth, 23 sixth, 26 seventh, 26 eighth, and 71 in the high school.
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Myrtle Point
Salem-Evergreen Blackberry Pickers Earn $3 Daily at Canneries
Local harvest workers in Salem and Evergreen are paid three dollars per day at area canneries. The pay rate highlights labor conditions in fruit processing as farmers navigate seasonal shortages and market demand. The report notes the job provides essential income for seasonal workers amid the regional berry harvest.
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Salem
Myrtle Point Notes From the Community Briefs
Myrtle Point section reports Miss Ella Reed visiting Miss Mary Williams at Norway and Miss Mina Magness guiding Broadbent School with Miss Helen Robbins as assistant. Mrs. John Luttrell visits with sister Mrs. Knight on the North Fork as thrashing beans and canning corn and tomatoes occupy South Fork households. Portland expects to spend days at the State Fair in Salem.
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Portland
Salem
Ella Reed
Mary Williams
Norway
Broadbent School
Mina Magness
Helen Robbins
John Luttrell
Knight
North Fork
South Fork
Arago Community Reopens Sunday School October 7
Sunday School at Arago reopens October 7 after summer break. Community urged to attend and support their “bit.” Robison family reunion held at Fishtrap with 95 attendees plus friends. Emily Schroeder and Kenneth Carl underwent tonsil and adenoid surgeries by Dr. Pemberton. Robison reunion featured bonfire tea bells and music.
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Arago
Jess Robison
Gull Lake
Canada
Robison
Emily Schroeder
Kenneth Carl
Pemberton
Thos. Barklow
Fall Dress Goods Sale at Myrtle Point Mercantile Co
We offer woolens poplins and serges with a thirty five percent savings on today's market. Also blankets coats and a few suits and coats carried over from last year. Myrtle Point Mercantile Co.
East Fork Etchings Record Local Moves and Visits
Broadbent notes arrivals and departures from Boise, Eugene, Salem and Oregon City. Residents visit the State Fair, relocate homes, and road crews haul gravel west of the Lundy creamery as a supervisor reports active work. Unclear last line mentions John Whoberg's brief visit.
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Wm. Widby
Idaho
Coos County
W. W
Pie Social to Benefit Gravel Ford School
The Gravel Ford public school hosts a pie social on Saturday evening September 29 to raise funds for the school. Ladies are asked to bring pies and all residents are invited to attend. Local social notes mention visits and placements among residents and students.
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Gravel Ford
Gravel Ford Public School
T. G. Sumerlin
Harnish
Edwin Carter
Myrtle Point
Neer
Effie
Monmouth
Everette Slagel
R. L
Harold Lasky
S. W. Shook
Fall work begins as Lee area families prepare for winter
Lee residents report good use of fair weather for silage filling and farm chores. Local visits include Wm Harmon from Marshfield, Gordon Shepard and family from McKinley, and trips to Salem State Fair. Others plan winter stays in Bandon, while Sumerlin relatives and friends visit Myrtle Point and Clarence Johnson’s home.
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Bandon
J. W. Mast
Clarence Johnson
Salem
Lark Mast
McKinley
Bud Ingram
Mike
Joe Sumerlin
Grace Sumerlin
J. S. Clinton
Myrtle Point
Wartime draft dodger and war service notes in Bisbee and beyond
War news from multiple cities reports a mix of patriotic and sensational items. Warner A. Shattuck is listed as a man who failed to appear for Camp Funston and faces possible death penalty. Pierce spouses plan to enter either American or Canadian service. others enlist or prepare to join the Red Cross. Additional notes cover ships requisitioned for military use, a confession in a deer hunting accident, the secretary of state’s wife joining a suffrage opposition group, a death linked to a violet cocktail from Prohibition enforcement, collusion among flagmakers over prices, and a China pheasant hunting license trend in Hood River Oregon.
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Canfield
S. P. Pierce
Engineer Corps
Red Cross
Gold Beach
Bisbee
Warner A. Shattuck
L. C. Shattuck
Department of Justice
Camp Funston
National Army
Sonora
Portland
Ore
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Flavel
San Francisco
Bremerton Navy Yard
Carlson
Washington
Mrrs
Robert Lansing
National Association
New York
Denver
Chloe Edge
Birds invade town gardens feeding on corn and tomatoes
Scores of handsome birds swarm vacant lots at the town's west edge. They feed from corn patches and ripe tomatoes, taking advantage of a city law prohibiting slaughter within incorporated limits.
Radabaugh Guthardt United in Norway Ceremony
Esther Radabaugh and Adam J. Guthardt wed at the bride’s parents home in Norway at noon yesterday. Elder Thos Barklow officiated with about forty guests. Ralph Rackleff played the wedding march and Mrs John Ray plus John Ray served as bridesmaid and best man. The couple left for Curry County after a wedding dinner with family present.
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Radabaugh-Guthardt
Esther Radabaugh
Adam J. Guthardt
H. J. Radabaugh
Norway
Thos. Barklow
Ralph Rackleff
John Ray
Mrs. Guthardt
Curry County
Fourth-class Postmaster Examination Notice in Oregon
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a fourth class postmaster examination to be held in Marshfield Oregon on October 27 1917. It may lead to filling Gravel Ford Oregon and other vacancies. Applicants must be 21 or 18 if state law allows. Residency within the post office territory required. Applications to Form 1753 from the local postmaster or the Commission in Washington DC.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Marshfield
Oregon
Gravel Ford
Ore
United States
Washington, D. C
Portland Union Stock Yards Market Report Opens Week
Receipts exceed one hundred cars at North Portland with a steady market across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle show strength but steer prices remain firm with best beef steers 9.00 to 9.75. hogs sustain steady prices. sheep active with Western lambs 13.00 to 13.50 and yearlings 10.75 to 11.00.
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North
Portland
Ore
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